Reading

As mentioned in my bio (and interview with Chris Guillebeau), I decided to read the 100 greatest books of all time. But it took a while to settle on a list since all the ‘popular’ ones had major limitations.

Time excluded titles before 1923 (perhaps writing wasn’t any good before then?) while the BBC left it to the public (which is why Harry Potter made it to number 5). The Guardian does a better job, although it isn’t presented well.

That’s why I settled on The Easton Press. This comprehensive list includes fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and plays. It also focuses on timeless works that have proven themselves and avoids the impossible task of ranking by presenting an alphabetised list instead:

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